Whaddaya say we start spring cleaning a bit early this year, first stop: your cupboards.  We know how challenging getting through the long, cold winter is without a pantry full of choice comfort foods.  Would it be easier for you to say, “Hit the road, junk!,” if we stocked your shelves with nutritious stuff we … Continue Reading

Yesterday, we got cracking on a compilation of our favorite nutritious snacks.  These products were the best of many that we tried, and we were grateful for their sustenance during our recent 2-month road trip.  We easily embraced their new place in our lives because they challenge the notion that eating healthy involves depriving yourself.  Today … Continue Reading

Shall we continue with our U.S. Road Trip Series?  So far, we’ve covered Pittsburgh dining and accommodation, an accomplishment I feel should be rewarded here with a snack (or ten).  When we were planning our cross-country trip, my imagination was gleefully awash with visions of sinking my chompers into Nathan’s hot dogs and Cinnabon’s sticky buns … Continue Reading

Within an hour of my arrival in Mandalay, a Dutch girl was buoyantly relaying her most cherished Myanmar memory to me, which strangely enough involved getting plowed down by a motorcycle as she rode her bike down a dusty, uneven road.  Her entire right leg was bandaged and unable to bend, and her wrist bore … Continue Reading

We met Marrrakech towards the end of our cyclonic tour of Morocco.  For two weeks, my senses had kicked into overdrive, osmosing as much of the country’s magic as possible.  So far, nothing about the place had proven ordinary, and if I had walked any slower to behold it all, inertia would have overtaken me. … Continue Reading